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GR 2: Kimura vs Jofre PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mwenye Kwadwo (ranked 4739 p4p, 541 weight class) and CJ Ray (ranked 7099 p4p, 619 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ray's choice of entrance music: Indestructable - Disturbed. The key to victory for Mwenye Kwadwo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mwenye Kwadwo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, CJ Ray!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwadwo lands a glancing blow to the side of Ray's head.
Ray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kwadwo's waist but Kwadwo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ray off to one side.
Kwadwo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kwadwo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kwadwo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kwadwo with a hook.
Kwadwo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kwadwo!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kwadwo dips to his left and cracks Ray with an uppercut!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ray.
Ray looks winded!
Ray is putting a hurting on Kwadwo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ray fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ray trying to control the position but Kwadwo is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray working the strikes but Kwadwo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ray with the ground and pound but Kwadwo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kwadwo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ray has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Hilo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ray pushes down on Kwadwo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ray maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kwadwo could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ray has cracked it and Kwadwo is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ray!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). CJ Ray!
An out of breath CJ Ray thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alojz Sanel (ranked 4539 p4p, 420 weight class) and Jordan Jones Jr (ranked 4684 p4p, 428 weight class). Alojz Sanel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jordan Jones Jr's chin.
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alojz Sanel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Jones Jr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanel pushes Jones Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanel tries to keep at a distance but Jones Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Jones Jr tries a knee to the head but Sanel blocks it.
Sanel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones Jr's elbow.
Sanel has a couple of punches blocked by Jones Jr.
Sanel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sanel.
Sanel avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones Jr.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones Jr as Sanel tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanel's brow.
Jones Jr connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alojz Sanel has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanel's brow.
Jones Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanel dodges an elbow strike from Jones Jr.
Sanel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Sanel there.
Sanel clinches up with Jones Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanel blocks an elbow strike.
Jones Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanel slows down the pace here.
Jones Jr keeps control of Sanel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanel avoiding damage as Jones Jr throws knees to the body.
Sanel is trying to break the clinch but Jones Jr is controlling him.
Sanel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanel is defending well for now.
Jones Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanel is defending well for now.
Sanel manages to break the clinch.
Sanel rushes Jones Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanel.
Nice body punch from Sanel.
Jones Jr looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Jones Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Sanel blocks with his arms.
Sanel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones Jr looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sanel lands a right hand from hell, dropping Jones Jr. Sanel pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alojz Sanel!
A relieved looking Alojz Sanel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Burrow (ranked 4244 p4p, 436 weight class) and Mark Wilson (ranked 4571 p4p, 454 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Burrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrow gets tackled into the cage by Wilson. Wilson maintains the clinch.
Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burrow closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Burrow is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burrow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Burrow scores with a couple of short elbows.
Burrow is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burrow tries for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Burrow cracks Wilson with a big right hand but Wilson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wilson is trying to get back to half guard.
Burrow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burrow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wilson prevents Burrow from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wilson taking a bit of punishment here - Burrow scoring with strikes.
Wilson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Burrow landing strikes.
Wilson is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burrow throws an elbow but Wilson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Burrow cracks Wilson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wilson is trying to get back to half guard.
Burrow tries for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson wants to control but Burrow postures up.
Burrow tries for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Burrow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wilson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burrow tries to advance to mount but can't.
Burrow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Burrow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burrow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wilson is trying to improve his position.
Burrow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Burrow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wilson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looks to move to half guard but instead Burrow has passed into mount! Damn!
Wilson tries to reverse the position but Burrow maintains control.
Burrow lands a nice shot to the head.
Burrow landing strikes from the mount.
Wilson is trying to escape the mount.
Burrow has control of Wilson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wilson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Burrow trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson tries to reverse the position but Burrow maintains control.
Wilson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Burrow lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wilson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson can't escape the position.
Wilson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The referee warns Wilson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson is squirming around, avoiding Burrow's attempts to control the action.
Burrow looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burrow cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wilson is rocked!
Burrow is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wilson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wilson is still in real trouble! Can Burrow finish him?
Burrow working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Burrow working for a submission but Wilson is keeping him at bay.
Wilson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Burrow controlling from the full mount.
Burrow working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
A nice elbow there by Burrow.
Burrow lands a couple of good shots and Wilson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Burrow looking for the RNC.
Burrow is breathing heavily.
Burrow has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wilson covers up after that shot from Burrow.
Burrow is looking for the choke from the back position but Wilson is controlling his hands well.
Burrow has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Burrow looking for the RNC.
Burrow not allowing Wilson to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Burrow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wilson tries to clinch but Burrow is having none of it.
Burrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilson, pushing him back against the cage.
Burrow gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wilson regains guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burrow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burrow cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
Burrow drops back looking for a leg! Wilson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilson manages to kick Burrow off! Burrow jumps back into Wilson's guard.
Wilson is trying to control the position but Burrow postures up.
Burrow wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Burrow stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Burrow looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Burrow loads up on a big left hand. Wilson felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Burrow looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Wilson can't hide his disappointment, as Burrow celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Burrow!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josu Aingeru (ranked 4662 p4p, 522 weight class) and Jerimiah Jose (ranked 4050 p4p, 469 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josu Aingeru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerimiah Jose !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jose plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aingeru fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jose manages to avoid it.
Jose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jose misses with a head kick.
Jose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jose tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Aingeru definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aingeru catches Jose with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Jerimiah Jose has been cut.
Aingeru scores with the left hand. Jose knows he should have avoided that one.
Jose lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jose .
Jose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aingeru.
Aingeru scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jose ducks under a wild hook from Aingeru.
Aingeru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jose .
Jose changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aingeru digs a good hook to Jose 's body.
Aingeru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jose .
Aingeru works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aingeru lands with a nice body punch.
Jose takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jose pushes Aingeru away with a front kick.
Aingeru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aingeru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jose was well out of range. Poor timing from Aingeru.
Jose with the counter takedown but Aingeru avoids it easily.
Jose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aingeru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru drops Jose with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jose looks back up at him and smiles so Aingeru waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jose is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jose drops his hands momentarily. Aingeru doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Jose staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Jose doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josu Aingeru!
A very excited looking Josu Aingeru made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stipe Velasquez (ranked 4064 p4p, 388 weight class) and Dre Pitbull (ranked 4313 p4p, 410 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stipe Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dre Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Velasquez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Velasquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pitbull moves forwards but Velasquez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Velasquez ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Pitbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Velasquez throws the left hand but Pitbull avoids the punch easily.
Pitbull misses with a wild combination.
Velasquez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pitbull.
Velasquez shoots in but no luck this time.
Stipe Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Velasquez throws a lazy right hand but Pitbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Velasquez dives in and scores a takedown into Pitbull's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Velasquez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pitbull really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Velasquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Velasquez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Velasquez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Velasquez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez landing some decent shots from guard.
Velasquez wants to pass the guard but Pitbull is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Velasquez lands a couple of digs.
Velasquez stands up over Pitbull, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Velasquez landing some decent shots from guard.
Velasquez with a nice head shot there.
Velasquez works over Pitbull with some ground and pound from guard.
Pitbull being controlled here, momentarily.
Velasquez cracks Pitbull with a solid left hand.
We've been hearing that Velasquez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Velasquez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is stalling in the full guard.
Velasquez lands a couple of digs.
Velasquez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Velasquez stands up over Pitbull, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Velasquez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Velasquez stops Pitbull from standing up.
Velasquez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pitbull is rocked!
Velasquez stands and throws Pitbull's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez cracks Pitbull with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Velasquez immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Pitbull is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Velasquez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stipe Velasquez!
Stipe Velasquez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daeng Rurung (ranked 3442 p4p, 279 weight class) and Jerome Ribery (ranked 4455 p4p, 327 weight class). Rurung comes to the cage accompanied by Rise. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daeng Rurung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Ribery!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rurung looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ribery!
Rurung wants to control but Ribery is keeping him busy.
Rurung just content to control the position.
Rurung with the ground and pound but Ribery regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rurung prevents Ribery from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurung is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ribery is just riding it out for now. Rurung eventually gives up the hold.
Rurung moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurung creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rurung controlling the position from side mount.
Rurung is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ribery has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rurung cracks Ribery with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rurung wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ribery, who protects the arm well.
Ribery tries to improve position but can't.
Rurung is trying to get an arm triangle but Ribery is defending well.
Ribery tries to buck Rurung off but Rurung is having none of it.
Ribery looks winded!
Rurung wants to take a breather but Ribery manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Rurung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurung slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rurung avoids the strikes from the bottom by Ribery.
Ribery wants to control but Rurung postures up.
Ribery tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rurung working the ground and pound from side control.
Ribery gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rurung not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rurung thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rurung working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rurung trying to control from half guard but Ribery is working away.
Ribery is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rurung scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rurung is working for a kimura but Ribery is defending it quite comfortably.
We've been informed that Ribery has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribery flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daeng Rurung dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rurung shoots in and gets a takedown into Ribery's guard.
Rurung drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rurung jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ribery can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rurung controls the pace.
Rurung wants to get up but he can't break Ribery's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rurung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ribery can do to turn this around?
Rurung wants to control from the top but Ribery keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribery avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ribery looking for a guillotine here but Rurung defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribery looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rurung is one step ahead there.
Ribery is breathing heavily.
Rurung wants to control from the top but Ribery keeps moving.
Rurung works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ribery is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rurung pulls his head out easily.
Ribery won't allow Rurung to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rurung is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ribery defends it well.
Rurung looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rurung prevents Ribery from improving his position.
Rurung controlling the pace.
Rurung wants to control but Ribery is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribery doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rurung counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rurung content to stall in guard here.
Rurung trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rurung working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rurung content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribery wants to stand and escape but Rurung is having none of it.
Ribery is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rurung passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rurung decides to stand back up.
Rurung feints and as Ribery raises his hands in defense, Rurung changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ribery working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rurung.
Rurung scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ribery has a closed guard, preventing Rurung from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daeng Rurung dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rurung connects with a looping right hand.
Rurung shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ribery is staying active underneath Rurung, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rurung missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurung seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rurung looks to land a strike but Ribery avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rurung not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribery is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ribery controls Rurung momentarily but Rurung frees himself.
Rurung has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rurung trying to control the position from guard on top but Ribery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ribery is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rurung defends well.
Rurung working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ribery's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rurung is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rurung scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rurung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ribery swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Daeng Rurung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rurung has managed to clinch.
Ribery has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rurung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rurung works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jerome Ribery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rurung trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurung wants to stand but Ribery has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rurung seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ribery controls Rurung momentarily but Rurung frees himself.
Ribery is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rurung is controlling him.
Rurung looking to pass the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rurung trying to control but Ribery is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rurung rushes Ribery and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rurung jumps into guard, dragging Ribery to the mat.
Ribery trying to control the position from guard on top but Rurung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ribery wants to pass the guard but Rurung is keeping the position.
Daeng Rurung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rurung working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daeng Rurung showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rurung has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daeng Rurung!
In his post fight interview, Daeng Rurung started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mr KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC (ranked 2720 p4p, 147 weight class) and Ramon Jofre (ranked 4342 p4p, 219 weight class). Ramon Jofre told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramon Jofre!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC gets cracked there but stands up to it.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC lands in his opponent's guard.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC is in close to Jofre's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jofre keeping full guard, as KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC tries to pass.
Jofre wants to control the position but KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jofre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC wants to pass to mount but Jofre is defending the position.
Jofre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jofre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jofre sees it coming and defends easily.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC wants to pass the guard but Jofre is defending well.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC lands strikes from half guard.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC wants to work for an arm triangle but Jofre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jofre taking some punishment here, with KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC wants to free his trapped foot but Jofre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jofre is trying to get back to full guard.
Jofre wants to control but KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC is keeping busy and won't allow it.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jofre has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jofre slaps away a takedown attempt from KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jofre! But no joy.
Jofre has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jofre can do to turn this around?
Jofre stuffs the takedown attempt from KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC. KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC gets slowly back to his feet.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jofre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC. That's going to take a lot out of him.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC tries to move into range but Jofre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Mr KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC has been cut.
Jofre tests KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC shoots in looking for a takedown but Jofre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC.
Nice shot by Jofre.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC fails with the takedown
and Jofre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jofre counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramon Jofre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC fails with the takedown
and Jofre counters with a stiff right hand.
Jofre connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC! He's out on his feet! Jofre rushes in and drops KiMuRa ArMbAr RnC with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ramon Jofre!
An out of breath Ramon Jofre thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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